Do you take
vitamins on a regular basis? Do you take and that are in high doses because you believe they can help you prevent certain
systemic and even eye diseases? Did you ever consider whether vitamins are good
or bad for affecting your risk of developing cataracts?
Cataract Risk & High Dose Vitamins
Researchers
reporting in the American
Journal of Epidemiology evaluated the risks and benefits of taking high dose supplements of vitamins C and E and low-dose multivitamins
with the risk of developing age related cataract. Their study looked at any
associations of high-dose supplements of vitamins C and E and low dose
multivitamins with the risk of age related cataract in a group of 31,120 men
who ranged in age from 45–79 years of age. Their results suggest that the use of high dose-but NOT low
dose-single vitamin C or E supplements may increase the risk of age-related
cataract. The risk may be even higher among older men, corticosteroid
users, and long-term users.
If you or someone you know takes high doses of vitamins or is concerned about their risk of cataracts please contact D’Ambrosio Eye Care by calling us at 800-325-3937, visiting D’Ambrosio Eye Care, Google+ or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that we can help.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout greater Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331 and 74 Main Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440.
